What about social welfare, Merrill? Free cell phones? Free contraception? Break the immigration laws, come into the country illegally and we will give you free food stamps and free healthcare. You can have in-state tuition for your children. Merrill, you are the biggest supporter of free everything and you have the temerity to lecture anyone that will listen to your drivel about "evil corporations."

The LifeLine program started under Reagan and started offering cell phone service under Bush. Were they both left wingers? I'm not sure where you're going with the rest of your inaccurate rambling, because frankly TLDR.

those bakers working at Hostess sure appreciate Merrill's line uh I mean support ... oh yeah, they're outa work because they like many others lost their jobs because of their greedy shadow bosses in charge of their union. so sad.

"100% company paid pensions, health insurance and other benefits." Companies offered these to attract the best workers. Now that millions upon millions are out of work flag waving corp America is ready to engage in slave labor wages ASAP. CEO and upper level management still walk away with those benefits.

With corporations routinely defaulting on their pension promises, more and more workers must rely on their individual wealth to make up the difference. The stock market collapse at the turn of the millennium wiped out much of the financial wealth of middle class Americans, and the collapse of the housing bubble has wiped out much of their remaining wealth.

Pensions for workers have become an endangered species if not extinct.